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NEW DELHI: Following the success of VIVA, India's first all-girl pop band, Channel [V] and Indiatimes have joined hands - once again ? for Popstars 2, the nationwide hunt for the best musical talent in the country. This year the hunt is out to create an entirely new musical sound by putting in place the country's first ever mixed band. The two boys-two girls band would be chosen through nation-wide auditions conducted across major cities including Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.

NEW DELHI: Global software company Mobio and Indiatimes have jointly launched a mobile value added service application -- iMobizo -- that will enable users to get information on their mobile phones. The platform would enable customers to get applications of their choice ranging from cricket to stock news, contests, astrology, jokes, songs, ringtones, or latest political and business news by downloading the platform from the web on their GPRS enabled phones for free, Mobio Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ramneek Bhasin said.

NEW DELHI: After the tremendous success of their existing relationship, Indiatimes and Air Sahara have now sweetened the offer by introducing 'Happy Hours' on the online auctions website. Air travelers can now expect an even better time in the days to come as they can log on to Indiatimes to get a Delhi-Mumbai ticket at a never-before price of Rs 2,000 under the 'Happy Hours' scheme. Kolkata-Delhi and Hyderabad?Delhi tickets can be bought for just Rs 2,500. Similarly, tickets for sectors like Bangalore-Delhi, Chennai-Delhi, Bombay?

Relief from traffic and attractive offers just a click away is making surfers spend more time shopping online and less at the mall. With over one lakh surfers shopping on the Net everyday, portals feel it's the next big thing on the Net after e-mail. And to cash in on the sizeable traffic, portals are busy expanding their product range - from toys to VCDs, and home furnishings to airline tickets. Also, luring the surfers are attractive payment options. These include paying through credit cards, cash on delivery.

NEW DELHI: : International sports media company PERFORM has today confirmed a deal with Times Internet (Indiatimes.com), India's leading Internet media company for the English Premier League's online and mobile video content rights for the Indian market. The partnership will have video content of the EPL appear across both the online and mobile portals of Times Internet Limited(indiatimes.com). The website clips will be delivered across Indiatimes portals as well as via PERFORM's embeddable sports VOD platform ePlayer.

NEW DELHI: If low cost airlines have fuelled your travel dreams, Indiatimes will give them wings. With the price wars in the travel and tourism sectors intensifying, you can not only travel cheap, but also get to stay at good hotels at incredibly low prices. This has been made possible through a tie-up between India's largest portal Indiatimes and Kuoni Travel Group's e-booking venture Resnet. Henceforth, travelers will be able to book hotel rooms across India at rates 30 to 40 per cent cheaper than the normal tariffs.

If deals are driving consumers then e-commerce is driving the deals. In fact, deals on the Net don't have any boundaries ? geographic or in terms of size. You can buy a South Sea island from your home in suburban Mumbai ? and get the best possible deal in the bargain. Feels Sandeep Murthy, CEO of Cleartrip, "e-commerce websites help each other. Like if you a buy a product on X website you get 10% discount on buying something at say Y website. Thus this co-ordination also helps in increasing business.

NEW DELHI: At 16, Reuben Pereira is a brand ambassador. Haven't heard of him? Of course, you haven't ? not unless you're an avid Fifa player. Nah! We're not suggesting that you play shoulder to shoulder with Ronaldino or Beckham. This is about the world of cyber gaming that has a huge youngster population in its grip and has thrown up heroes like Pereira ? it's the world that Indian gaming companies are trying to crack. "And what's a better way than to project yourself as friends of gamers?

Another forgotten food culture to the fore News Item on Oriya cook book is quite interesting. The writer has rightly stated that the ethnic Oriya Dishes have been hijacked by the powerful and vocal Bengalis. The famous "Rosogolla" though an ethnic Oriya Sweet, it has been globally been marketed as a Bengali sweet. The cooks/ head cooks in Bengali hotels and hostel messes in Calcutta, are predominantly from Orissa, preparing typical Oriya food items including variety of fish curry, all branded as Bengali dishes.

Spiritual portals are booming with business. Over the past few months, a range of services have opened up, thanks to the Internet. So whether you are in India or anywhere abroad, your wishes are just a click away ? even if it means getting closer to God. While temple trusts have their own web services that facilitate live darshans and aartis, online portals such as eBay and Indiatimes have various add-ons that make faith just a click away. Indiatimes, for instance, has a full fledged astro portal that includes making of janampatris, tarot reading and sciences such as Vaastu and Feng Shui.